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A relative cries for a victim killed in an explosion at the Xinyao Colliery December 7, 2007 in Hongdong County of Shanxi Province, northern China. According to state media, at least 104 miners were killed in a gas blast at the coal mine on December 5. Rescue and further investigation is underway. By China Photos/Getty Images.

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